Amazon.Com Inc. during the GeekWire Summit in Seattle, Washington, U.S. on Tuesday, October 5, 2021. Chief Executive Officer Andy Jessie.
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Amazon Pressure is being put on corporate employees who have not complied with the company’s return-to-office order.
Employees who don’t follow the policy, which requires employees to be in the office at least three days a week, may not get promotions, according to posts on Amazon’s internal website seen by CNBC.
One post says, “Managers own the promotion process, meaning it’s their responsibility to support your development through regular conversations and detail actions, and to provide all necessary input for promotion.” “If your role requires working from the office 3+ days a week and you are not in compliance, your manager will be made aware and will require VP approval.”
A separate post on Amazon’s internal career platform for employees states, “In line with Amazon’s holistic approach to promotion, employees are expected to work 3+ days/week from their office, if it allows.” Their role is needed.”
The post further said that managers are working with Amazon’s human resources group to “monitor adherence” to the individual work requirement, and “this will continue as we evaluate preparation for promotion.”
Some details of the new guidance were previously reported by Business Insider.
Amazon spokesman Brad Glasser confirmed the announcement in an email.
“Promotion is one of the many ways we support employee growth and development, and we consider many factors when determining an employee’s readiness for the next level,” Glasser told CNBC. “Like any company, we expect employees being considered for promotion to be in compliance with company guidelines and policies.”
Amazon workers gather for a rally during a walkout event at the company’s headquarters in Seattle, Washington on May 31, 2023.
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Tensions have risen between Amazon and some of its nearly 350,000 corporate employees since the company began pushing for a return to the office. In May, the company began requiring that employees work out of physical offices at least three days a week, moving away from a COVID-era policy that left it up to individual managers to decide how much time off team members should take. Must be present at the bar.
Following the order, a group of employees walked out of the company’s Seattle headquarters in protest. Employees also criticized how Amazon handled the decision to lay off 27,000 people as part of job cuts that began last year.
Employees filed an internal petition urging CEO Andy Jassy to eliminate the requirement to return to the office, but the company took no action. In recent months, Amazon informed some employees that they would have to relocate to central office centers in various states if they wanted to keep their jobs, prompting some to quit, as CNBC previously reported. Told.
Amazon’s stance has changed several times since the beginning of the pandemic in 2020. First, the company said it would return to “the office-centric culture as our baseline.” But as other tech companies pivoted toward more flexible work arrangements, Amazon relaxed its position.
The company later announced the RTO mandate, which CEO Andy Jassy said would strengthen company culture and increase collaboration among employees. Amazon has a remote work exception and considers requests on a case-by-case basis.
“When teams see each other in person more often they connect with each other better,” Jassi said at the time. “Being face to face with someone, looking into their eyes and seeing that they are completely immersed in whatever you are discussing, is what connects people together.”
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